Farm-gate.



-G. W. GWYN,"H. L. Ross & H. R. ROBBINS.

' FARM GATE.

APPLICATION 1"ILBD JUNE 22, 1908.

902,874., Patented Noms, 1908.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1908.

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UNllTE STATES PATENT OlElEllQE,

GEORGE W. GWYN, HARRY L. ROSS, AND HAMAN R. ROBBINS, OF SMYRNA,TENNESSEE.

FARM-GATE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Application filed .Tune 22, 1908. Serial No. 439,808.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE lV. GwYN, HARRY L. Ross, and HAMAN R.ROBBINS, citizens of the United States, residing at Smyrna, in thecounty of Rutherford and State of Tennessee, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Farm- Gates, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in farm gates, and moreparticularly to opening devices therefor.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical gate ofthis character which will swing in either direction and always away fromthe operator, and which may be conveniently and easily opened'and closedat points at any desired distance from the gate.

Titti the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of theimproved gate; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 in Fig.2; Fig. 4 is a detail view of a portion of the hinge end of the gate andthe bracket arms thereon, and Fig. 5 is a side view of the bracket arms.

ln the drawings 1 denotes the hinge post, 2 the latch post, and 3 theimproved gate, here shown as consisting of a plurality of spacedhorizontal bars united by upright bars and diagonal braces, as shownmore clearly in Fig. 2.

The upper pivot of the gate comprises a hinge member 4 having` a forkedend engaged with and bolted upon the post 1 and a bearing eye at. itsother end to receive the upwardly projecting pivot stud 6 of a coactinghinge member 7, which latter' has a forked lower end straddling theupper edge of the gate and bolted thereto. Said member 7 is alsoprovided with a projecting arm l which engages the upper horizontal barof the gate and is bolted thereto.

The pivot or hinge at the lower end of the gate comprises a member Sfastened to the gate and provided with a pivot 9 and a laterallyprojecting arm 10; and it also comprises a bearing member or block 11having a socket 12 to receive the pivot 9 and cam portions orprojections 13 which are engaged by the arm 10. The pivots 9, 6 areadapted to have a slight vertical movement in addition to their rotarymovement so that as the gate is swung it may move over the cam portionsor projections 13, which latter are so arranged that they tend tomaintain the gate in either its closed or its open positions.

Secured to the inner face of the latch post 2 is an angular keeper plate1li to receive a spring latch 15 carried by the free end of the gate.Said keeper plate has a vertical iiange 16 secured to the post and ahorizontal flange formed wit-h a central notch 17 and oppositelyinclined or curved ends 1S which are engaged by the latch 15 and serveto direct the latter into the notch 17. Said latch 15 is preferably inthe form of a resilient metal plate or rod secured at its lower end at19 upon the free end of the gate and having a vertical portion to co-actwith the keeper 14 and a horizontal portion 20 formed by bending theupper end of the rod upon itself, as shown..

The latch and gate are adapted to be operated from distant points bydrawing downwardly upon cords or other handles 21 depending from levers22 fulcrumed intermediate their ends upon posts 23 located on oppositesides of the gate along the roadway and at suitable distances from thegate and connected to the latter by cables, wire ropes or other iiexibleelements 24C, 25. The latter have their inner ends connected to the gateand latch, as presently explained, and their outer ends after passingaround guide pulleys 26 mounted in brackets 27 on the posts 23 areconnected to the inner ends of the levers 22, as clearly shown inFig. 1. lt will be seen that by employing` the cables 24, 25 l andconnecting them to the levers 22 as set forth comparatively shortoperating levers may be employed and they maybe located at any distancefrom the gate.

Mounted upon the hinged or inner end of the gate 3 are two horizontallydisposed bracket arms 28, 29 which project rearwardly and outwardly fromsaid pivoted or hinged end of the gate and are disposed at an angle withrespect to each other, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. These arms 28,29 serve as levers for actuating the gate and they are provided withguide devices for the operating cables 24, 25. Each of the arms orlevers 28, 29 ispreferably formed from a metal strap and has a straightinner end 30 bolted to one side of the gate and an angularly extendingouter end which is bent upon itself to form a loop 31 in which isjournaled, upon a pivot 32, a grooved pulley 33. Said angular outerportions or loops of the arms 28, 29 are connected together by a bracebar 34 which is secured by bolts 35 and the latter also secure to saidarms metal straps 36 which are bent to form supports for grooved pulleys37, which latter are journaled upon the extended ends of the pivots 32.The outer extremities of the straps 37 are bent or curved, as shown at38, to provide guide arms and to form a flared mouth or entrance for thespace in the arm between the strap 36 and the loop 31 and in which thepulley 37 is ar-l ranged. The strap 36 upon the arm 28 is preferablyarranged upon the top of the latter while the other strap is arrangedupon the bottom of the other arm 29 in order that the inner ends of thecables will be held out of contact with each other. The cable 24extending from one side of the gate passes over the pulley 37 on the armor lever 28 at the adjacent side of the gate, then through the loop 31and the pulley 33 on the other arm or lever 29 at the opposite side ofthe gate, and is connected to a link or rod The other cable 25 passesover the pulley 37 on the inner ,arm or lever 29 and then through theloop 31 and the pulley 33 on the other arm or lever 28 on the far sideand is similarly connected to a link 40. The links 39, 40 have theiropposite ends connected to a tension or adjusting device 41 here shownin the form of a turn buckle attached to one end of a wire or similarconnection 42 which has its other end connected to the horizontal arm 20of the latch 15. The device 41 permits the latch to be adjusted so thatwhen either of the cables 20 are drawn upon their initial movement willdisengage the latch from its keeper and their continued movement willcause the gate to swing on its pivot or hinge in either directionaccording to which of the two cables is operated.

In operation, assuming the gate to be in its closed position, when it isdesired to open the gate, one of the hand cords 21 is pulled downwardlyso that the lever attached to it will draw upon one of the operatingcables and the latter will swing the gate away from the operator and toan open position in which it will be retained by oneof the cam portionsor projections 13 upon the pivot bearing 11. lhen one of the operatingcables is thus actuated the latch will be first released and the gatewill then swing upon its pivot or hinge owing to the pull exerted by thecable on one of the bracket arms or levers 28, 29.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the gate is exceedingly simplein construction so that it may be produced at a small cost and will bestrong and durable. It will be further noted that it will always openaway from the operator and that it will be effectively retained in bothits open and closed positions and when locked cannot be opened by livestock.

While the preferred embodimentjof the invention is shown and describedin' detail it will be understood that the invention is not limited tothe specific construction set forth and that various changes in theform, proportion and minor details may be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. Y

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is :1 Y

l. The combination of a horizontally swinging gate hinged at one end,angularly projecting lever arms at the hinged end of the gate, the outerends of said lever arms being provided with loops and with spaced strapshaving angular deflecting ends, guide pulleys journaled in said loopsand between the latter and said straps, a latch for the gate, andoperating cables extending in opposite directions and connected to saidlatch, cach of said cables beingpassed through the loop of one lever armand around the pulley in such loop and over the other pulley in theopposite lever arm.

2. The combination of a horizontally swinging gate hinged at one end,angularly projecting lever arms at the y'hinged end of the gate, theouter ends of said lever arms being provided with loops and with spacedstraps having angular delecting ends, guide pulleys journaled in saidloops and between the latter and said straps, a latch for the gate,operating cables extending from opposite directions and each passedthrough the loop on one lever arm and around the pulley in such loop andalso over the other pulley in the opposite lever arm and a tensiondevice between the latch and the inner ends of said cables.

3. The combination of a horizontally of said Cables being passed throughthe loop of one lever arm and around the pulley in such loop and overthe other pulley in the opposite lever arm, and levers pivotedintermediate their ends at distant points on opposite sides of the gateand. having said operating Cables connected to them at one end.

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix our signatures in the presence oftWo Wit nesses.

GEORGE W. GWYN. HARRY L. ROSS. HAMAN R. ROBBINS.

Vitnesses SAMUEL E. HAGEN, WILLIAM P. GWYN.

